50 DIY Christmas Ornaments Turning the X’Mas Tree Into A Piece of Your Imagination

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Those who love to add a personalized touch to everything perhaps, have got Christmas as the most suitable time of the year to make it happen with lovely decor and of course, captivating colorful ornaments for that lovely X’mas tree. Making ornaments at home that can make the festive much more joyous and warm is not at all a tough deal when you have got the below awe-inspiring DIY Christmas Ornaments on hand!

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50 DIY Christmas Ornaments Turning the X'Mas Tree Into A Piece of Your Imagination
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1. Glitter Homemade Christmas Ornaments

Glitter Homemade Christmas Ornaments
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Squirt Minwax Polycrylic inside clear plastic or glass ornaments, coating some of them in half while the others are entirely covered in the polycrylic. Even the little kiddos can recreate these ornaments as all it takes is to pour in lots of glitter in each of the ornaments and make a variety of different colored versions of the beauties. You can even use vinyls on the outside and make them much more meaningful.

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DIY Details : createandbabble

2. DIY Mini Snow Globe Ornament

DIY Mini Snow Globe Ornament
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Snow globes often find a special place for themselves for getting the Christmas decor done, but have you ever thought of adorning the X’Mas tree with a gorgeously hanging snow globe ornament? Those traditional clear plastic Christmas light bulb ornaments can work wonders as mini snow globes when housing a tiny bottle brush trees inside. A baker’s twine for hanging them and white glitter for snow does all the magic!

DIY Details : nobiggie

3. Cinnamon Applesauce Heart Ornaments

Cinnamon Applesauce Heart Ornaments
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These pretty little heart-shaped ornaments hanging from the Christmas tree not only can take everyone’s breath away with the sheer cuteness they flaunt, but also with their amazing fragrance, and of course, the fact that they are totally edible. To whip up the delicious ornaments, you will need some applesauce, cinnamon, cloves, some heart cookie cutters in different sizes, and lastly, a string for hanging them.

DIY Details : katyelliott

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4. Rolled Paper Christmas Tree Ornament

Rolled Paper Christmas Tree Ornament
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It’s surprising how a few pieces of scrapbook paper can be put together to form a complete, mini X’Mas tree in itself that’s beautiful enough to adorn that huge actual tree you plan to install in your house this year. The key is to roll the sheets, and assemble a variety of colors and patterned paper in a way that yields a miniature tree, charmed up with a star on top, and a string for hanging.

DIY Details : hertoolbelt

5. Etched Snowflake Ornaments in Birch

Etched Snowflake Ornaments in Birch
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Bringing a rustic essence to your Christmas tree decor, while adding a dose of nature to it at the same time, here is one of the most affordable Christmas ornament crafts pulled off by etching the interior of a birch tree branch. The soft wood makes it so easy to work out the snowflakes, or for that matter, any pattern that you can think of. Finally, hang them with a bright red ribbon.

DIY Details : designmom

6. DIY Wood Medallion Chalkboard Christmas Ornament

DIY Wood Medallion Chalkboard Christmas Ornament
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Fresh and fragrant woodsy cut-outs of a tree limb have been transformed into a mini canvas to bring your creativity to life. Drilling a hole on top and inserting a twine through the sections make them apt for adorning your X’mas tree. All you need to gather is a tree limb, hand saw, twine, drill with small bit, chalkboard paint, paintbrush, sanding paper, and chalk.

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DIY Details : greenowlcrafts

7. DIY Ornaments : Clothespin Snowflakes

DIY Ornaments : Clothespin Snowflakes
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What an innovative one of all Christmas ornament crafts, this one is going to make you look on an item as basic as a clothespin in a completely new light. Arrange 8 clothespin together to form a snowflake-like shape, glue them, and voila ! You have built for yourself a chic and edgy piece of X’mas tree decor. Whether you paint or coat your gorgeous Clothespin Snowflakes with glitter, they will be a showstopper.

DIY Details : mommyinsports

8. Mason Jar Lid Wreath Ornaments

Mason Jar Lid Wreath Ornaments
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The first glance at these elaborately done wreaths makes it hard to figure out what they have actually been constructed of. What lies within is a mason jar lid that has a rope wrapped around it, making it turn into a perfect wreath when glued together. You have got a whole world of possibilities for decorating them, whether it’s winding a lace around, topping it off with a ribbon, twines or shimmers.

DIY Details : sadieseasongoods

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9. Bottle Cap Snowman Ornaments

Bottle Cap Snowman Ornaments
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Adorable is the word for these winter heroes that can brighten up your X’mas tree with their lovely smiles and little bottle cap bodies. Just grab some paint and draw facial features of the snowmen, making them don a pretty ribbon scarf and a button to add some accent. And of course, can there be an idea more inexpensive than this one to craft homemade Christmas ornaments?

DIY Details : oneartsymama

10. Deer Wood Slice Ornaments – Rustic Christmas

Deer Wood Slice Ornaments - Rustic Christmas
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As the name suggests, this inspiration has got lots of wood and a charming rustic appeal to it. Although, the idea may seem to be a little hard to achieve, it’s actually super quick and easy to recreate these Deer Wood Slice Ornaments, each of which features a winsome deer with a unique pattern on top. Actually, the deer have been extracted from $4 clothespin by Target.

DIY Details : thediydreamer

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11. DIY Washi Tape Photo Ornaments

DIY Washi Tape Photo Ornaments
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Celebrate Christmas with lovely reminders of your precious family moments hanging these Photo Ornaments to the branches of your X’mas tree with utmost grace. Washi tape in assorted colors forms the backdrop for the circle-shaped pictures, and are hung from the branches with some baker’s twine. Other supplies you need are glue dots, card stock, circle cutting dies, cuttlebug, scalloped craft paper punch, eyelets, and a circle hole punch.

DIY Details : nobiggie

12. Pom Pom Christmas Ornament Crafts

Pom Pom Christmas Ornament Crafts
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If you are all about color and vibrance, these Pom Pom ornaments are a must-have! A whole spectrum of colors brought to life around a Styrofoam ball by pinning pom poms to it, or simply gluing them on the ball is surely a super easy task that even the kiddos can put together. Or you can simply thread those little colorful balls into a a wire and loop it, getting the final touches with a red ribbon.

DIY Details : northstory

13. 20 Minute Crafter : Reindeer Thumbprint Ornaments

20 Minute Crafter : Reindeer Thumbprint Ornaments
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The kids are going to fall in love with these. After all, pretty reindeer ornaments that flaunt their fingerprints transformed into Rudolph are not an everyday affair for them. Grab six Popsicle sticks to create a miniature version of Santa’s sleigh. Grab store-bought ornaments in bright colors and paint your child’s thumbprint on them, adding reindeer features with a Sharpie and craft paint.

DIY Details : littlebitfunky

14. Kid’s Fingerprint Homemade Christmas Ornaments

Kid’s Fingerprint Homemade Christmas Ornaments
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That adorable fingerprint heart painted on snowflakes and angels crafted out of polymer clay work as mini pieces of wonder when finding a place for themselves on the Christmas tree branches. You also need cookie cutters, drinking straw, gold acrylic paint, paint brush, rubber letter stamps, ribbon, and foil. Plus, their names engraved on the ornaments with a bright gold paint adds a lot more beauty and expression to everything.

DIY Details : cutesycrafts

15. Recycled Paper Twiggy Tags

Recycled Paper Twiggy Tags
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Blend the idea of recycling to X’mas tree decor, ending up in a truly out-of-the-box set of ornaments that are rustic, subtle and minimalist. Recycled Paper Twiggy Tags feature a cardboard tag covered with dictionary paper on both sides, made a little more antique by inking with a brown scrapbook ink-pad. A twiggy little tree made with dry old willow branches and a small brown star cut-out on top are stupendous.

DIY Details : keepingwiththetimes

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